Top Schools

Vanderbilt University, which was ranked 11th nationwide in 2010, is the top-ranked school in Tennessee that has a computer engineering program. It is located in Nashville.
In 2010, Vanderbilt University graduated 19 students from its computer engineering program.
Vanderbilt University charged in-state students $39,930 in tuition fees per year.

The second-ranked school in Tennessee with a computer engineering program is University of Memphis, which is located in Memphis. In 2010, it was ranked 40th nationwide.
In 2010, 9 students graduated from University of Memphis computer engineering program.
University of Memphis charged in-state students $6,780 in tuition fees per year.

The third-ranked school in Tennessee that has a computer engineering program is The University of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee, which was ranked 62nd in the country in 2010, is located in Knoxville.
In 2010, 27 students graduated from The University of Tennessee computer engineering program.
Students at The University of Tennessee paid $7,382 per year in tuition fees.

Cost

Tuition at Tennessee's computer engineering schools ranges from $39,930 per year to $3,117 per year. But, the average tuition is $12,933 per year.
The Tennessee computer engineering schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

Vanderbilt University - located in Nashville, students are charged $39,930 per year

Lipscomb University - located in Nashville, students are charged $21,790 per year

The University of Tennessee - located in Knoxville, students are charged $7,382 per year

The computer engineering schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Tennessee were:

Southwest Tennessee Community College - located in Memphis, students are charged $3,117 per year

Tennessee State University - located in Nashville, students are charged $5,704 per year

Tennessee Technological University - located in Cookeville, students are charged $5,828 per year

A computer engineering degree from a Tennessee school... what next?

A large number of Tennessee computer engineering graduates become computer engineers.
Tennessee had 280 computer engineers in 2010.
The largest populations of Tennessee computer engineers are working in the following counties:

Crittenden County - 100 computer engineers

Anderson County - 30 computer engineers

Cannon County

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2018, an estimated 580 computer engineers will be working in Tennessee state. This would require the number of computer engineers to grow by 24%.

Salary

A computer engineer in Tennessee earns $77,700 per year on average.
However, this number is only an average. computer engineers in Tennessee had varying salaries from $49,340 to $108,390 per year in 2010.
The following counties in Tennessee have the highest average salaries for computer engineers:

Anderson County - $81,310 per year

Crittenden County - $76,880 per year

Cannon County - $74,310 per year

The Tennessee counties with the lowest average salary for computer engineers are:

Cannon County - $74,310 per year

Crittenden County - $76,880 per year

Anderson County - $81,310 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional Tennessee statistics regarding a career in computer engineering and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as software engineering or electrical engineering.